I love it. 1.6 (besides making me violently ill) had a terrible consistency. I'm glad Soylent is back on track.

That said, my brief stint with 2.0 made me a believer. I might switch my subscription back and forth on occasion. I really liked the convenience, flavor and consistency. I'd mix it with kiefer on occasion (no blender required) with much success.

To most of us, 1.6 was quite good. I wish there were two versions of most Soylents, Stable and Avant. I would go for the Avant version, and those who wanted to stick with the tried and true could do so. 1.7 would probably be suitable as the current Stable version, unless 1.3 was chosen, which would make many people very happy (but not me).

As one of the people who suffered "stomach cramps" (read: Soylentrrhea) from 1.6, I am very pleased to report that 1.7 has solved this problem for me!

Additionally, the texture of 1.7 is closer to 2.0. The flavor of 1.7 is more muted than 1.6, but pleasant. The small sodium increase has eliminated my headaches due to insufficient salt intake while still falling well below the recommended daily maximum. By my third bag, I was completely adjusted to the new formula and am enjoying the flavor, texture, and overall Soylent experience.

This is a home-run for Rosa Foods. Until further food technology or medical insight emerges, don't change a thing!

Seems to clump FAR more than pervious versions (I've had all versions of powder except 1.0)

Smell of liquid after a good amount of shaking reminds me of 1.6 (my least favorite powder) only more subdued.

Sipping a tiny bit reminds me of 1.6 a fair amount. I'm not happy with this because I still associate the odor and flavor of 1.6 with it making me feel sick. But, I won't know until I try to finish off a pitcher. I'll post more tomorrow or thereabouts. So far I'm cautiously pessimistic since it seems to have the same sickly sweet (immediately after mixing) flavor that 1.6 did. I keep thinking it's what synthetic milk would be like maybe moloko plus with vellocet.

I'm not sure I agree with having almost no info on the pouches. It makes it quite difficult to give one to a friend and have them try it, but maybe that's the intention; it discourages samples so they buy a box on their own. Also, no release notes included in the box anymore I guess.

After letting it soak overnight 1.7 initially has the sickly artificial chemically disgustingly sweet note that 1.6 had only it doesn't seem to linger anywhere nearly as long. It doesn't get into my throat/nose and just sit there for hours; so that's good.

Also, I forgot to mention, after looking at my notes, that 1.7 doesn't have positive pressure "burp"after the initial shaking of the pitcher then opening it to add more water: just interesting.

But the thing that's surprised me most is adding 100% unsweetened cocoa powder seems to make 1.7 nearly flavorless.

The unsweetened cocoa powder seems to mask or neutralize the gross fake sweet notes almost entirely, but further tasting is needed. I've put 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder into one pitcher and shook it for a long time. The cocoa powder doesn't mix as well with powdered soylent anywhere near as well as it will with say tap water but it's just an initial test.

I'd place 1.7 just above 1.4 in my list above only because 1.4 and 1.6 were inedible in my opinion, this, if the cocoa powder works, would at least be consumable.

I'll report more after the cocoa powder soaks for a while; maybe tomorrow.

I think if nothing else, Soylent has taught me that different people taste things differently. I'm not being flippant either; I think there's a far far wider distribution of flavor perception than I'd realized. I'm wondering now how much is physical as in tastebuds and how much is mental (although "mental" is still a physical embodiment) as in life experience.

It'd be interesting to read a study on foods people hated as kids but love as adults and vice versa. Maybe flavor is a bit like music and perception goes a long way towards interpretation and enjoyment. I believe tolerance comes into play with flavors just as much as anything else. Maybe some don't tolerate a new or initially unpleasant flavor long enough to really see if they enjoy it or not while others, with longer toleration cycles can ruminate on the flavor longer and pick it apart. Think of sour candy, some people love it, or spicy foods.

I know they teach art appreciation in schools, but what about flavor appreciation?

I hate 1.6 so much. It's vanilla-y and too sweet and disgusting. All the prior iterations weren't overly sweet (though I always diluted with 50% water because I hate sweet foods, they were fine once I did that) and had a pleasant oaty flavor. This tastes how I imagine Ensure would - like some weird, artificially processed, fake vanilla flavored, Nutrasweet-sweetened concoction.

1.7 is barely any different. I don't even notice that it's less sweet. It smells like some sort of vile artificial-flavoring take on cookie dough. I was so happy when 1.6 got taken off the market and I had to buy old 1.5 on ebay. Finally my stores of 1.5 have run out and I'm back to having this garbage. Really disheartening. Is there a good alternative to Soylent out there or is Soylent pretty much it?

Have you tried 2.0? It's about as sweet as 1.5. A little thinner consistency, not as nutty tasting, but at least it doesn't have the awful sweetness that 1.6 had. (I haven't tried 1.7 yet but will before too long).

So it's the day after I added unsweetened cocoa powder and it certainly helps with the nasty artificial sweetness so that's great. It's not even very chocolate-y either but I think maybe 1.5 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder may be enough (I added 2 for this test). The cocoa does mix much much better the next day after some shaking.

The unsweetened cocoa powder however does not do much to mask the weird enamel paint odor of Soylent 1.7 to my nose. Every sip, since this is my first pitcher of 1.7, reminds me of opening a can of house paint. I think it may be different now with the cocoa powder added in that the cocoa powder may hide some of the sweetness odor but even before the enamel paint odor was there.

I may slowly go through the box I have (and give a couple of bags to friends who stopped subscribing because of 1.6) and see what they think but I can't see myself subscribing to 1.7 unless I add unsweetened cocoa powder to it or something similar.

Right now 1.7 plus cocoa isn't a mindless sipping experience like 1.5 was, I don't look forward to the odor now mainly so I think about, am aware of, each sip if you know what I mean.

So, 1.7 on it's own is only slightly less disgusting than 1.6 was, the offensive odor and artificial sweetness don't linger as long.

Is there a good alternative to Soylent out there or is Soylent pretty much it?

Lordy, there are many, many. Top of the list for you to check out would be Light Fuel which some say tastes like Soylent 1.5. But beyond that look at this list of products made in the USA. On that same site, use the "ships to: USA" filter to get even more.

1.7 was my first experience with Soylent. Not going to lie, on the first day, I wasn't so sure I was going to like it. The powder smelled exactly like pancake mix (which was incredibly appealing--I love the taste of pancake batter), but the taste was not at all what I was expecting based on the smell. I don't know how to describe it--but it wasn't the best. On the first day, I wasn't sure I was going to really like it or look forward to it like I'd hoped, but now, on day two, I've actually found the flavor much more appealing. In fact, I caught myself trying to get every last drop out of the glass. Don't know if it's the result of it sitting in the fridge for a while or if my tastebuds adjusted, but I'm starting to love it! I now definitely get more of a "pancake batter-ish" taste from it; it tasted nothing like that to me yesterday.